Join Ceri as she speaks to artist Paul Kindersley, whose multimedia work spans drawing, performance, film, and ceramics. With painted faces and elaborate costumes, Paul creates absurd, poetic pieces that teeter between the beautiful and grotesque. He discusses merging art with daily life, embracing playfulness in his process, and establishing frameworks for creative collaboration. Discover in this episode how Paul pushes boundaries with discipline, translating concepts between mediums, and figuring out how different modes of communication can uncover new creative possibilities.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Paul views all his work, across mediums, as part of one interconnected story that is ever-evolving.
• Constraints like limited space and found materials guide Paul's process and help him focus on creativity.
• Silliness and play get Paul out of his head so he can tap into intuition and generate unexpected outcomes.
• Paul works collaboratively to introduce new interpretations, then relinquishes a degree of control to enable unplanned magic.
• Translating ideas between mediums like drawing, film, and ceramics fuels Paul’s process and sparks new directions.
• Paul paints figures ambiguously so they convey myriad meanings that shift from different vantage points.
• Paul establishes frameworks so he can trust spontaneity to yield something exciting and unanticipated.
• Communicating visually resonates more powerfully for Paul than verbal expression.

BEST MOMENTS 

"I initially didn't like the name artist because...so much pressure comes in, but then I changed my mind that artist was such a great word because it means absolutely everything and nothing."

"The key to my artwork and artwork in general is often storytelling so I often explain my artwork in...parameters of a storyteller."

"Having different ways of communicating...often verbal communication maybe isn’t the best way of communicating with people...that's why lots of art is so powerful to me."

"I put in all the framework and working hard on all of that so you can build those exciting things that you’re not expecting."

"Being awkwardly balanced in between these things is always where I like things to be."

"I'm bringing absolutely everything to it at that situation...everything up to that moment has led to that thing."

"Words almost being these lies, but very beautiful ones and the same with all art...It’s like a very beautiful lie and like what’s hiding behind it."

"Having the equipment on your hands and valuing the equipment...just need to do it."

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